Bose SoundLink Micro Bluetooth Speaker: Small Portable Waterproof Speaker with Microphone, White Smoke

This is a good speaker overall. Sound clarity is very good. Vocals and instruments can be heard clearly. It is loud too – for a small room/space, it will be sufficient. Coming to bass, I’m not very sure I’d say good or bad. From the reviews I had read, I thought it would have very powerful bass. But I was initially disappointed. I felt bass weak. I’m used to listening to speakers like Bose SoundLink Mini 2, Bose SoundLink III, and more recently Bose SoundLink Flex. They all have powerful bass. Perhaps being used to them, I felt the bass of Micro very weak. However, I then felt that it’s not the same on every song/video. For some audio/video, the bass on Micro is very good – for some others, it’s not so good. Similarly, the bass on Micro in general feels good in low to medium volume levels, but weak afterwards. But the low to medium volume level is not usually sufficient for a big room/space. So, I think it is important that one has right expectations regarding bass on Micro. But the clarity is consistently very good which is a plus. Its clarity is more or less same as the more recent Flex’s, but Flex has much powerful bass.

Overall, for personal listening in a small space, Micro is a very good speaker. It sounds nice and clear, and pleasant to listen to. Flex is for bigger space and more powerful bass.

Update: Earlier, I had given 5 stars rating, but I’ve now reduced it to 4. The reason is that, my Micro has been having Bluetooth connectivity problems repeatedly. It does not connect to a device that was earlier connected. It is able to announce the name of the device, which means it remembers the device, but somehow does not connect. Even when it is put the “ready to connect” mode, it won’t connect. Then I have to do factory reset (by pressing the power button for long) but doing so erases the list of all earlier devices. Also, from the other device, I need to remove the Micro and then re-add/re-pair. Doing all this very rarely might be acceptable, but I’m having to do it quite often. I never faced this issue with my other Bose bluetooth-based speakers. So, the software on my Micro looks rather inferior, or poorly tested.

A compact bluetooth speaker

Good quality sound, easy to use. Good battery backup

There is no doubt that It’s an overpriced speaker
Lots of points I must mention below:
Price: Price of this speaker should be between 5 to 6k , as I have been using ultimate ears wonderboom since 4 years, I can say it’s not an upgrade
Sound quality: sound of this speaker is quite surprising though but it’s not for outdoor uses, as sound is average so indoor uses is better
Portability: this is super portable bluetooth speaker in the entire market. Since it’s a tiny speaker and there is a silicon strap at the back of the speaker
I can carry everywhere
Battery life: bose claim 6 hours of battery life and this is the average one
Connectivity: in 2022 bluetooth version of the speaker should be atleast 5.0. This is very disappointing that bose still stucked in 4.2 version
Conclusion: Overall it’s a very good and durable speaker but in terms of value for money it’s better to consider ultimate ears or jbl…

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